Ascension (Queen of Water and Earth)

Far has been a loyal knight of the Lexus Kingdom for as long as he can remember. But now the King and Queen have fallen. And he must seek out the only heir that can take the throne before the kingdom falls to darkness. The lost daughter of the Queen, the last ray of hope their mighty kingdom has. A huntress by the name of Lota. Can he bring her to the kingdom in safety or will he fail before he admits his blooming love for the dainty huntress.
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Far settled himself
against the wall as he listened to the sounds of the forest, all
around the vacinity. It was silent, for the first time Far heard
nothing but peace. No that wasnt exactly correct. He dragged on
his pants and focused his mind on the calm heartbeat in the room
across the hall. He had found her, she seemed to want to know
more about her mother. He tugged the small vial around his neck
forward. He looked at the small crystal inside that glowed gold
with light. He hadnt failed completly yet.

He slid his tunic on
then set about his boots. Then he felt heat enter his feild of
senses. He frowned and shoved the bath door open. He saw Lota
rush past, lacing her corset as she went. Her hair was swept up
and she dragged a sword from it's perch against the table.
"Theres a fire." She said. "In town."

He frowned as she
jerked the door open. "Well?" She looked back at him. "Come
on!"

He grabbed his sword
and followed her. His eyes were instantly drawn to the blaze a
mile away. One of the houses was on fire, and the elves were
runnin all over. Lota rushed off her booted feet taking her off
at a glide. Far followed after her, he needed to protect her. As
he moved his range moved with him, and he sensed darkness in the
woods. It was dark out but that was perfect hunting ground for
what he was sensing. Drow.

He split from her as
they hit the town, seeking the Drow in the dark. She joined the
other elves who were trying to control the fire. Far however
closed his eyes, it was night time and his sight was severly
handicapped. But that was where his dual nature played a part.
The air cascaded around him in breezes, telling him where the
Drow were. Their scent, their power, it was all carried by the
wind. He turned seeing the arsonist behind him. Swathed in clack
Far knew he was looking at an elite soldier of the Drow Horde.
Far gripped his sword and followed the soldier as he ran out of
the town. Right into a field.

Far called the wind
just as he dashed out of the town himself. A huge wall of wind
cut the Drow off from his escape to the woods. "Where do you
think youre going?" Far cocked his hip glaring at the Drow Elite.
"It's rude to leave the party early."

"On the contrary," A
wicked female voice cut into his ears from behind. Just as his
entire body siezed. He turned just slightly to see the last woman
he wanted to see. Kendra-Ba, the Drow Princess. She wore an
overbust corset of a cherry red shade. A whispy blouse fluffed
over her arms down to her onyx gauntlets. Her legs were encased
in hunting leathers. Her boots made of expensive metals and
leather. "I think it's a perfect time to exit and get
re-aquainted."

"Ken...dra..." Far
growled.

"Yes, me." She waved
a hand as she looked around with delight. "What a filthy little
hovel you've taken your holiday at."

"Better...than...un...der...ground."
He snorted and tried to slowly retake his body. Only his inside
constricted as Kendra lifted a hand with a sneer.

"Where's that whore's
spawn?" Kendra demanded.

"Who?" Far
asked.

Kendra-Ba sighed and
stepped forward, her fingers reaching out to smooth over his
frozen face. "I could kill you right now, it would please my
father, but he wont be satisfied until he's draped in your
entrails. But me, I was on cloud nine until I found out that
whore bred and hid her spawn here. Where is her
daughter?!"

"You looking for me?"
Far's eyes widened as he looked at Lota, she had left the town
and was standing not twenty feet from them. Her hair had flown
loose from her hasty tie. Her bodice was coverd in soot, her
leathers smoking from her efforts to help with the fire. Her
short sword set in her hand. What in all the worlds was she
doing?

***

Lota was unsure about
why she had run from the town the moment the fire had been
brought to a safe level for the fire and water elementalists to
manage. She'd forced rain to continue it's descent on the house
to help isolate it from the rest of the town. She however had an
immense urge to get out here, only to find Far surrounded by
Drow. How had they gotten into their lands? Where were the
Kingdom's soldiers that manned the posts on the borders? How far
had the kingdom crumbled?

"You?" The Drow woman
asked. "You're that Bitch's daughter? A little scrap of elf, how
quaint. This is the future of your kingdom?!"

Lota moved one leg
and entered a perfect stance, her power surged and she flung one
hand out, the earth shifted and a set of boulders lifted from
deep in the ground. Her senses came alive, and she looked forward
at the female Drow, she had dark abilities, that was for sure.
Judging form the strain on Far it was some kind of body control.
Blood perhaps, a rare ability in either culture. "Let him go."
Lota warned, "And leave my town, this is the only warning youre
going to get."

"And you'll what
throw your rocks at me?" The Drow laughed and flung her hand out
at one of the Drow dressed in gray, he burst into a blob of blood
right before Lota's eyes. The blood flowed around the female Drow
and she flung her hands out. Lota tossed the rocks toward the
space between the Drow and Far, effectively stopping the
connection between them. Far rushed towards her and Lota's eyes
shifted towards the female Drow again. She flung her hands out
with a shriek and Lota watched as the torrent of blood came
careening at her. There was a range between them, a distance Lota
needed to maintain to stay out of her control. But the blood
didnt have a limited field. Lota's eyes narrowed and just as Far
reached her his eyes frantic Lota moved from her stance and
lifted an easy single hand her fingers flared.

The torrent of blood
was cast up into the air and it burst into a crystal clear
liquid, all water now. Lota took a single step forward and the
water stopped mid air, millions of drops and floating spheres of
water. She held her arms out and looked at the female Drow. "I'll
end you right here." Lota threatened. The female pointed at Lota
and an ugly sneer crossed her face.

"My name is
Kendra-Ba, Princess of the Drow kingdom. I killed your mother,
and I will kill you. This here, is just a greeting." She said,
her elite Drow convereged around her. "Until next time you filthy
Elf whore!"

She watched as they
vanished in a swirl of shadows and darkness. Lota's magic ran out
just as they did. Her energy drained to nothing. She sank to her
knees and Far's arm slid around her. "I'm supposed to protect you
princess." he groused.

"Ah, well if they
come back, it's all on you." She laughed. "I'm spent, I used too
much magic."

"How, you didnt use
that much?" He asked.

"I used a complicated
spell to call rain to manage the fire. It weakened me, then I
converted blood to water, also hard." She explained, it seemed
easy to a warrior, he was built for long battles. But she was not
made for that, quick wins were her specialty, or a physical
fight, she could manage that. "So she's the one who killed my
mother?"

"Yes, and her father
killed Lorda-Li." Far said as he lifted her up into his
arms.

"They're inside the
borders, has everything gone to shit since my mother died?" Lota
asked, her mind working over the inevitable truths.

"Yes, many thought
Lena-Wa would have ruled. Some support that, but many are curious
about you. They are uncertain about you because you were born to
a union outside marriage. But your blood link and the reality
that you are born of a true union is enough to solidify your
claim to the throne. That is if you go to the kingdom and talk to
the elders."

"I'm going." She
said.

"What?" he looked at
her, his eyes surprised.

"I'll go," She said
and looked at the spot where Kendra-Ba had stood.
"Definatly."